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'Shakspeare' rose Description
'Kean' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Silizibi
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
21 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend.
Origin:
Bred by Jean Laffay (France, before 1841).
Class:
Gallica / Provins.  
Bloom:
Crimson.  Medium-large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form.  
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 8b.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  Prune after flowering is finished.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
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Notes:
Actor Edmund Kean was born in London 4 November 1787. He died in Richmond, Surrey, 15 May 1833.

'Shakespeare' is the modern spelling of the playwright, but when this rose was introduced in the 1840's, a common or prevalent spelling was 'Shakspeare'.
 
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